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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

So sad to hear about Sam Neill - a really great person and a superb actor. So many wonderful roles, but I think my favorite still remains his performance as Sidney Reilly in REILLY - ACE OF SPIES.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Reminds me a bit of this apartment building in Akron - purchased by LeBron James Foundation to house families it supports.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Every time I see this I am reminded that Ben Kinglsey also played the terrifying Logan in Sexy Beast (2000).

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Granddaughters at Christmas. Am I right?

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I still get laughs around the house when somebody needs a hand and I sing "HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAAAAAAY.." My favorite bad guys were the wolves in their zoot suits...

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I started as a kid with Matchbox cars and Hot Wheels. About 20 years ago I started collecting 1:32 scale slot cars. Best thing about them is I can actually race them on my track.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

These Patriots unis look like they put too much bleach in the washer.😂🤣😅

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

When November comes, everyone thinks about the Edmund Fitzgerald - but I find the story of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 even more interesting, and it was certainly more devastating. Lots of good books about it, this one is a great place to start, sitting by a fire with a nice mug of Porter.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Believe me, if there was truly anything extraterrestrial about A1/Atlas and NASA told Trump about it, it would immediately be all over the news as a last-ditch effort to distract from The Epstein Files.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

We recently placed John Brown's Akron, OH home on the local historic landmark list. He rented the house from 1844 – 1854. In 1846, he established a new office in Springfield, MA to help serve wool dealers in the area. His sons then returned to Akron to manage the Perkins and Brown flock of sheep

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I keep thinking of Diane Keaton in LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR because it felt so different from most of the characters she played.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Clearly this Civil War general doesn't think much of the standards either.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

If I'm going to stuff new components in a 20+ year old case, I'll go with this one.

Circa 2003 - Sony VAIO PC Pentium 4 mid tower case.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Another early 20th century landmark may fall in Akron; the original Firestone Tire plant, built in 1912, may be subject to demolition. The city's Historic Preservation commission approved a city request to raze just the rear portion of the structure. Now the city wants it all.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Had fun rebuilding this 20+ year old Sony VAIO PC…it had a Pentium 4 in it. New MB, Ryzen 5, 8GB Radion graphics, 32GB RAM and 2TB of storage will replace the aging HP i3 I’ve been using the past few years. I don’t do gaming; just print graphics/design and some 1080p video work. Still looks modern.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Great to see that Akron's Stan Hywet Hall is creating a digital archive that includes the Tudor Revival home's original Blueprints. One of America's outstanding historic homes. #architecture #tudor hub.catalogit.app/stan-hywet-h...?

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Of course there's no "magic button" AI solution to turn my historical thriller novel into a screenplay, but ChatGPT did provide a pretty workable step-by-step method to get there by helping to break down the chapters into beats and using the results to sort out the scenes and dialogue accordingly.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Nothing quite like the classic beauty of a nice wooden boat. Saw some sharp vintage examples at the Portage Lakes (PLX) Antique and Classic Boat Show yesterday. Was also nice to see the old Harbor Inn open for drinks and snacks - was wondering if this was a one-day thing or are they re-opening?

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I know a lot of people my age who told me they'd like Whiter Shade of Pale played in the church as their coffin was being carried down the aisle. I'm leaning toward an urn or human composting myself, so it might not be as elegant.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Was impressed with a back-and-forth conversation I had with ChatGPT regarding our primitive view of time and how an alien might see it more as a record of spacial transformation. Not "when" something happened on a fixed timeline but the flow of change over intervals, affected by gravity & motion.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

RFK will set back medical advancements...for who knows how long? Five years or more? Think about it. If you are retirement age or close to it, the lost time may cost you. Breakthroughs that might extend or save your life might come too late to make a difference.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Cleveland, 1975: I so miss the classic days of FM radio.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Rescued this girl crying behind the arborvitae in the backyard one Labor Day weekend a few years back. Clearly, she's settled in comfortably.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Seems pretty clear now that advances in military drone technology - as evidenced by Ukraine's brilliant innovations - has ended conventional warfare as we knew it. Even with its force superiority, Russia is simply unable to make meaningful advances. The ground war is essentially at a standstill.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I'm a sucker for medieval historical dramas - being knowledgeable about The Crusades, I watched all 40 (!) 2-hour-plus episodes of Mehmed: Fetihler Sultani, re: Mehmed II, the Conqueror of Constantinople. Pretty good, actually - though YouTube's auto-translate really jumbles the Turkish dialogue.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

What's a poster you had up in your room growing up?

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

You can still get new versions, too. At $259, it's cheaper than a military parade.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

His model railroad setup is one of the world's finest.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My father's ancient Kodak 620 camera - which he always referred to as his "German Kodak"... followed us along on every vacation up until about 1970, when he purchased a new 35mm Minolta SLR.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This photo I took while leaving work about 10 years ago is how it feels here today. Damn, it's cold.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

In contrast to that giant 2-volume set, one of the tiniest books I own, but just as useful: "How To Draw Houses" by noted architectural illustrator Sidney R. Jones. #Architecture #Tudor

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Among the favorite books I own is this 2-volume folio set of Garner & Stratton's "The Domestic Architecture of England During The Tudor Period." Truly a beautiful design; just 2 colors, gorgeous typography and precise drawings. Just love this stuff. #Architecture #Tudor

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

A tiny library, perhaps - but one that makes you believe you'll find something interesting on the shelves inside.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Wargaming is fun. But I found collecting and racing 1:32 scale slot cars to be even more enjoyable. The cars are beautiful and fun to work on...and you can build your own track. Lots of FB groups out there...

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The National Football League was established on September 17, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The League's first Champions were the Akron Pros.

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Some days....it's all you can do...

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I've been a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan - but things currently being what they are, why wouldn't I root for the Detroit Lions in the playoffs? Old midwest industrial city that's seen better times...long-suffering fan base...and they've never been to a Super Bowl either. Why not? #NFL

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Of course there were many great examples during the early 70's and since, but my favorite period for fusion was the mid-to-late 1970's. People were introduced to this music on AOR FM radio stations, regularly mixed in with Steely Dan, Springsteen, Talking Heads, Genesis, Boston, etc. What a time...

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Mark Schweitzer @markschweitzer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Ended up on MAX and have been watching a season of BANSHEE. Pretty entertaining on the whole...they sure don't skimp on violence, sex or nudity. Also enough plot holes to drive a truck through, and others that defy any sense of reality.

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